Those shelves fold back neatly and can allow for more design options. I love love love this! It has taken hardly 20 min for packing and 10 min for unpacking. In this case it was ear buds. It?s a sad moment when your flip flops break but I always get 3 + years out of these, good value for money. Whether this is due to high volume or simply lack of caring, either answer is less than stellar. Mi hijo las usa cada dia para estar en el cole y le van perfectas y le encantan! The sound is really good if you can get the right seal. Im not obese, but my belly is a hot mess. But the worst part was when l opened the comb up, It stayed fully open for about two seconds, it then went limp.